| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 212 (1934) |
| Native Range | c. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2800-5200m |
| Description | leaves sessile, elliptic, 3-10cm, green, subglabrous, entire or obscurely denticulate, obtuse, capitula solitary, sessile in rosette or terminal on scape |
| Size | 3-25cm |
| Color | blue-purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |